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attribute

NC_GLOBAL

Sensor_Name

String

HMODISA

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

source_data

String

A2016340.L3m_DAY_SST_sst_4km.nc

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

sourceUrl

String

(local files)

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

Southernmost_Northing

double

-89.97918

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

standard_name_vocabulary

String

CF Standard Name Table v29

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

summary

String

NOAA CoastWatch provides (mask-applied) global, 11km, Level 3, Standard Mapped Image (SMI), 4km, daytime SST data from NASA's Aqua Spacecraft. This is 1-day composite data. Measurements are gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) carried aboard the spacecraft. This is Science Quality data. This is the August 2015 version of this dataset.

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

time_coverage_end

String

2016-12-05T12:00:00Z

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

time_coverage_start

String

2003-01-01T12:00:00Z

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

title

String

SST, Aqua MODIS, NPP, 4km, Daytime (11 microns) (1 Day Composite)

attribute

NC_GLOBAL

Westernmost_Easting

double

-179.9792

dimension

time

double

nValues=5086, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 0m 34s

attribute

time

_CoordinateAxisType

String

Time

attribute

time

actual_range

double

1.0414224E9, 1.4809392E9

attribute

time

axis

String

T

attribute

time

fraction_digits

int

0

attribute

time

ioos_category

String

Time

attribute

time

long_name

String

Centered Time

attribute

time

standard_name

String

time

attribute

time

time_origin

String

01-JAN-1970 00:00:00

attribute

time

units

String

seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

dimension

latitude

double

nValues=4320, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=-0.04166666821023385

attribute

latitude

_CoordinateAxisType

String

Lat

attribute

latitude

actual_range

double

89.97916, -89.97918

attribute

latitude

axis

String

Y

attribute

latitude

coordsys

String

geographic

attribute

latitude

fraction_digits

int

5

attribute

latitude

ioos_category

String

Location

attribute

latitude

long_name

String

Latitude

attribute

latitude

point_spacing

String

even

attribute

latitude

standard_name

String

latitude

attribute

latitude

units

String

degrees_north

dimension

longitude

double

nValues=8640, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=0.041666674383609215

attribute

longitude

_CoordinateAxisType

String

Lon

attribute

longitude

actual_range

double

-179.9792, 179.9792

attribute

longitude

axis

String

X

attribute

longitude

coordsys

String

geographic

attribute

longitude

fraction_digits

int

4

attribute

longitude

ioos_category

String

Location

attribute

longitude

long_name

String

Longitude

attribute

longitude

point_spacing

String

even

attribute

longitude

standard_name

String

longitude

attribute

longitude

units

String

degrees_east

variable

sst

float

time, latitude, longitude

attribute

sst

_FillValue

float

-999.0

attribute

sst

colorBarMaximum

double

32.0

attribute

sst

colorBarMinimum

double

0.0

attribute

sst

coordsys

String

geographic

attribute

sst

ioos_category

String

Temperature

attribute

sst

long_name

String

Masked Daytime Sea Surface Temperature

attribute

sst

missing_value

float

-999.0

attribute

sst

standard_name

String

sea_surface_temperature

attribute

sst

units

String

degree_C

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